What Quality Tank Solutions does

Quality Tank Solutions (QTS) is a privately held, WBENC-certified women-owned manufacturer founded in 2012 and headquartered in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, with a manufacturing facility in Marshfield, Wisconsin. The company designs and fabricates custom sanitary stainless steel tanks, silos, process vessels, storage tanks, CIP/COP systems, and brewing equipment for the Food & Beverage, Dairy, Pharmaceutical, Brewing & Distilling, Chemical, Health & Wellness, and Pet Food industries. QTS holds 3-A Sanitary Standards, ASME, CRN, PMO, and FDA compliance certifications and integrates proprietary Heat Transfer Surface (HTS) technology and Omega laser-welded heat transfer jackets into its vessels, along with in-house 3D modeling for design verification prior to fabrication.

Name

Quality Tank Solutions

Legal name

Quality Tank Solutions

Website

https://qts4u.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Quality Tank Solutions is a Wisconsin-based custom manufacturer of sanitary stainless steel tanks, brewing systems, and process equipment serving food/beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical, brewing, and chemical industries with nationwide installation and service.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Oconomowoc

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Custom Stainless Steel Tank Manufacturing: Design and fabrication of custom sanitary stainless steel tanks for Food & Beverage, Dairy, Pharmaceutical, Brewing, Chemical industries. Includes process tanks, silos, storage tanks, CIP/COP systems, and brewing vessels.
2. Tank Components and Parts: Sale of tank components including heads, cones, shells, wraps, vents, and agitators. Online parts store available at shopqts4u.com.
3. Equipment Sales: Sale of new and used equipment including COP tanks, jacketed tanks, fermenters, and portable pump carts with various pricing tiers.
4. Services: Inspection and repair services, tank installation and process piping, rigging and setting, nationwide service coverage.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Quality Tank Solutions designs, engineers, and fabricates custom sanitary stainless steel tanks and process systems—including process tanks, silos, storage tanks, CIP/COP systems, and brewing vessels—for the Food & Beverage, Dairy, Pharmaceutical, Brewing & Distilling, Chemical, Health & Wellness, and Pet Food industries. The company also sells tank components, parts, and new/used equipment through its online store, and provides nationwide inspection, repair, and installation services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Process Tanks Custom-engineered sanitary stainless steel process tanks designed and fabricated to customer specifications for food & beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical, chemical, and brewing applications.
• Stainless Steel Silo Tanks Large-capacity stainless steel silo tanks designed and built up to 50,000 gallons for storage applications across regulated industries.
• Stainless Steel Storage Tanks Custom sanitary stainless steel storage tanks engineered for product and ingredient storage in food & beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical, and chemical operations.
• CIP and COP Systems Custom sanitary CIP (Clean-in-Place) and COP (Clean-out-of-Place) tank systems that support hygienic cleaning and regulatory compliance for sanitary processing operations.
• Brewing Tanks and Brewhouse Systems Custom brewing vessels and brewhouse systems ranging from 3.5 to 100 BBL, including brewhouses, fermenters, brite tanks, hot/cold liquor tanks, yeast tanks, and mash lautertuns for craft, micro, regional, and commercial breweries.
• Q-Bot Dry-Hop Dosing System Automated dry-hop and slurry-dosing vessel with interchangeable perforated baskets and controlled recirculation for precise, repeatable ingredient addition in brewing operations.
• Tank Components (Heads, Cones, Shells & Wraps, HTS, Vents, Agitators) Standalone tank components including heads, cones, shells & wraps, vents, and PureMix custom agitators (turbine, bottom sweep, side sweep, scrape-surface, counter-rotating), available individually or as part of engineered tank systems.
• Engineering and 3D Modeling Services In-house engineering and 3D modeling services that produce realistic representations of tanks, piping, platforms, and integrated components to identify interferences and reduce costly modifications before fabrication.
• Inspection, Repair, and Tank Installation Services Nationwide inspection, repair, tank installation, process piping, rigging, and setting services for sanitary stainless steel tanks and process systems.
• Skidded Systems Integrated skidded systems that combine tanks, process piping, controls, and components into pre-assembled units to streamline installation and commissioning.
• New and Used Equipment Sale of new and used equipment including COP tanks (e.g., 3-ft Custom COP Tank at $4,785; 10-ft Portable COP at $29,995), 700-gallon Jacketed Tanks at $19,995, and 10-bbl used Fermenters at $11,000, plus portable pump carts.
• Online Parts and Equipment Store (shopqts4u.com) Direct e-commerce storefront at shopqts4u.com selling tank components, parts, and new/used equipment to SMB, individual, and consumer buyers on a pay-as-you-go basis.

Quantifiable outcome

• Deadline-driven delivery with guaranteed fit and performance
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Omega Thermo ProductscoreTechnology or IntegrationHeat transfer technology provider for Omega laser-welded HTS jackets and thermal solutions used in QTS tanks and fermenters.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Feldmeier Equipment: Custom stainless steel process tanks and pressure vessels for pharmaceutical, biotech, food, and beverage. Highly comparable to QTS in offering, customer base (dairy, beverage, pharma), and custom-engineered project model.
• Paul Mueller Company: Manufactures stainless steel processing equipment, tanks, and heat-transfer products for dairy, food, beverage, and pharma. Closely comparable to QTS in customer verticals and product line, with a longer operating history and broader equipment portfolio.
• DCI Inc. (Stainless Steel Craft): Stainless steel tanks and process equipment purpose-built for the dairy industry, with adjacent food, beverage, and pharma lines. Direct overlap with QTS's dairy-processing focus and PMO-compliant tank offerings.
• Walker Stainless Equipment: Custom stainless steel tanks for food, dairy, and beverage processing, including process, storage, and silo vessels. Direct overlap with QTS's core process and storage tank lines.
• Apache Stainless Equipment: Custom stainless steel process tanks, mix tanks, and storage tanks serving food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and chemical customers. Comparable in scope to QTS, including custom fabrication and sanitary design capability.

Broad incumbents

• GEA Group: Global manufacturer of process equipment, separators, homogenizers, and tanks for food, dairy, beverage, and pharma. Overlaps with QTS broadly but operates at much greater scale, with a wider product portfolio and installed-base service business.
• Alfa Laval: Global process-equipment manufacturer for food, dairy, beverage, and pharma; also a QTS technology partner. Competes broadly with overlapping capabilities in heat transfer, separation, and tank-based systems.
• JBT Corporation: Diversified food-processing and packaging equipment provider serving protein, liquid foods, and fresh produce. Overlaps with QTS in liquid processing and tank-based systems but serves a much wider portfolio at greater scale.
• SPX Flow: Process equipment provider for food, beverage, and industrial applications, including mixing, heating, and tank-based systems. Overlapping product line with QTS in sanitary process equipment.
• Tetra Pak: Global food and beverage processing and packaging solutions provider, with a strong dairy and beverage equipment franchise. Overlaps with QTS in dairy and beverage processing equipment, including tanks and processing lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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